PartnerRe appoints chief financial officer
PartnerRe has appointed Abina Kealy as its chief financial officer (CFO) and made her a member of its executive leadership team. Kealy, who is formerly PartnerRe’s chief accounting officer (CAO), succeeds CFO and EVP, Nick Burnet, who will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
Burnet will continue at PartnerRe until year-end to support the transition process and in a consultancy capacity through February 2023.
PartnerRe’s president and chief executive officer, Jacques Bonneau, said: “I would like to personally thank Nick for his work on the Covéa transaction and for the leadership he has provided during his years of service, especially his commitment to developing a strong team in finance.”
He added: “Ms. Kealy’s long tenure and understanding of the company, her deep financial expertise and knowledge of the industry, together with her collaborative leadership style, all make her a valuable addition to our executive team.”
Burnet joined PartnerRe as CFO in 2020 based in Bermuda., and had executive responsibility for finance, actuarial, reserving, risk management and third-party capital.
Kealy joined PartnerRe in 2009. Based predominantly in Dublin, she has held a number of senior finance roles, most recently CAO responsible for all external reporting for the PartnerRe Group. Prior to that she was CFO of Europe & APAC and controller for the P&C business unit and head of group planning within the Financial Planning & Analysis department. Since 2019, she has led PartnerRe’s implementation programme for the new insurance accounting standard, IFRS17. She will continue to be based in PartnerRe’s Dublin office.
